Bayern Munich vs Arsenal: Preview and Predictions

Revenge will be in the mind of Arsenal fans when their team lock horns with record German Champions Bayern Munich on Wednesday.

Bayern Munich started their pre-season in style with wins over local sides Wolfratshausen and Erlangen netting 13 goals in the process. With fitness on their side, the defeated Bundesliga sides Hoffenheim and Werder Bremen in the just concluded Telekom Cup.

Ancelotti has most of his senior players available for this clash. Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Muller and Mats Hummels have all landed in Shanghai, alongside the new signings James Rodriguez and Corentin Tolisso. Meanwhile, four players Joshua Kimmich, Sebastian Rudy, Niklas Sule and Arturo Vidal, who were part of respective national squads at the Confederations Cup will be unavailable.

Arsenal are also coming with some confidence in their bag after a successful tour of Australia. They defeated Sydney FC and WS Wanderers in the process.

Alexis Sanchez is yet to join the squad after being part of Chile in the Confederations Cup final defeat against Germany. The new signing Alexandre Lacazette will be raring to go alongside seasoned campaigners Mesut Ozil, Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud.

Bayern Munich vs Arsenal: Head-to-head

Bayern blew away Arsenal when the teams met at the Champions League last seasons. The Gunners conceded 10 goals over the two legs, which will go down as one of the most humiliating defeat in their history. Moreover, Arsenal became Bayern’s bunnies after losing the last three matches by the same 5-1 margin.

Bayern Munich vs Arsenal: Prediction

This is a pre-season friendly and teams are expected to play without feeling the pressure of a competitive atmosphere. However, the team in top fitness is Bayern Munich and they are expected to give Arsenal the run for their money here.